Happy Wonder Wednesday 66! February is the thick of winter, so if your neck of the woods is short on color and foliage these days, hop over to the store and pick up a cheerful bouquet and get petal painting! Once spring rolls around, you can head out for a walk and try this one
I don’t know about y’all, but the past year has been a life rollercoaster like none I’ve ridden to date. I’m pretty exhausted. I know I have to stay strong and vigilant though, and I plan to. How do we do that in tumultuous times? Turning to nature is always a great antidote for sadness
It’s time to play! Last week we talked about tips for the actual pressing of flowers. This week we explore 5 ideas for playing with the flowers once you press them. Let’s jump in! Fix Flowers Into Your Nature Journal or Herbarium. This classic use is always my favorite, but I am a paper lover through
Happy Wonder Wednesday #55! Since it’s now officially spring, I thought you might like to make a new simple journal style so you can make a little book of spring blooms, leaves, or whatever you like! This accordion style is simple to make and doesn’t even require measuring if you use paper in a size
Clear skies, crisp days, and lots of flowers! Happy second day of spring! Let’s celebrate with more early spring flower drawing videos! I’ve been posting these up on the You Tube Channel for about a week, and thought to celebrate spring it would be so nice to have them compiled here on the blog!
Fluorescent florescence is a mouthful, but it can also be really fun to use in your art! Let’s break it down and discover how you can paint spring flowers that really pop! A florescence is a flower or the process of flowering. Fluorescent is, in the world of color, a vivid color having or
Being half spring and half winter makes March a strange month weather wise. In the past week alone it seems like we’ve had all 4 seasons! I’m happy with either season, although I have a special fondness for winter, but who can resist the early spring flowers? To celebrate the early bloomers, this week
Do you ever come across the conundrum of wanting to collage flowers, but not having any on hand? Or what about looking up something in an old book and a bunch of flowers or leaves fall out that you intended to make something with, but then forgot about? I’ve always wanted a flower press, but never
This has been a strange spring. All the hot and cold fluctuation compounded with the fact that the last couple years have had especially warm dry springs, makes the mild temperatures and abundant rain seem off. I imagine that this spring is probably more normal! So, in honor of all the rain we have been
Pretty peas I guess y’all have discovered by now how much I like alliteration. I just can’t resist it! I’ve been adjusting to life back at the beach and trying not to miss my mountains even though I love the beach too. One of the best things, in my opinion about late winter in North